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121CHAPTER 94%u2013APOSTLES LACK OF UNDERSTANDING1.And Jesus continued again and said unto his disciples: \sober and let every one of you bring hither the power of sensing the Light before him, that ye may sense with sureness. For from now on I will discoursewith you concerning the whole region in truth of the Ineffable and concerning the manner, how it is.\2.It came to pass then, when the disciples had heard Jesus utter these words, that they gave way and let go entirely.3.Then Mary Magdalene came forward, threw herself at the feet of Jesus, kissed them and wept aloud and said: \let go of the words which thou saidest unto them. Now, therefore, my Lord, concerning the gnosis of all the things which thou hast said, that they are in the mystery of the Ineffable; but I have heard thee say unto me: 'From now on I will begin to discourse with you concerning the total gnosis of the mystery of the Ineffable,'--this word, therefore, which thou saidest, thou hast not gone forward to complete the word. For this cause, therefore, my brethren have heard and have let go and ceased to sense in what manner thou discoursest with them. Concerning the word which thou saidest unto them, now, therefore, my Lord, if the gnosis of all this is in that mystery, where is the man who is in the world, who hath the ability to understand that mystery with all its gnoses and the type of all these words which thou hast spoken concerning it?\CHAPTER 95%u2013THEEXPANSION OF THE UNIVERSE IS THEGNOSISOF THE INEFFABLE1.It came to pass then, when Jesus had heard Mary say these words and knew that the disciples had heard and had begun to let go, that he encouraged them and said unto them: \that ye will not understand it. Am%u0113n, I say unto you: That mystery is yours, and every one's who will give ear unto you, so that they renounce this whole world and the whole matter therein and renounce all the evil thoughts therein and renounce all the cares of this %u00e6on.2.\all therein and will submit himself to the godhead, that mystery is far easier than all the mysteries of the Light-kingdom and it is sooner to understand than them all and it is easier [?] than them all. He who reacheth unto the gnosis of that mystery, renounceth this whole world and all the cares therein.3.\come hither unto me, and I will quicken you. For my burden is easy and my yoke is soft.' Now, therefore, he who will receive that mystery, renounceth the whole world and the